https://www.gao.gov/products/140508

B-237746: Jan 29, 1990

A firm protested the Navy's rejection of its bid for asbestos removal, contending that the Navy: (1) improperly determined that its sureties were unacceptable; and (2) failed to refer the matter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under certificate-of-competency procedures. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably concluded that the protester failed to furnish adequate documentation to determ...

https://www.gao.gov/products/437620

B-237746: Jan 29, 1990

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bid guarantees - Sureties - Acceptability Bid was properly rejected where the bidder is found nonresponsible for its failure to establish that individual bid bond sureties were acceptable. APMCO was the apparent low bidder in response to this IFB which required a bid bond in an amount equal to the lesser of $3 million or 20 percent of bid price. APMCO's bid was guara...